Castle's watery defense — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 10 2021 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
MOAT
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 10 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 10 2021
MOAT
Castle area filled with crocodiles, in cartoons
MOAT
4
Castle defense (rhymes with "boat")
MOAT
4
Deep trench outside a castle
MOAT
4
Protective ditch around a castle
MOAT
4
Protective ditch around a castle (anagram of "atom")
MOAT
4
Trench outside a castle filled with water (rhymes with "boat")
MOAT
4
Defensive ditch around a castle
MOAT
4
Deep trench outside a castle (rhymes with "goat")
MOAT
4
Castle defense (anagram of "atom")
MOAT
4
Palace barrier (rhymes with "goat")
MOAT
4
Castle's aquatic defense
MOAT
4
Defensive ditch around a castle
MOAT
4
Slope at a skate park
RAMP
4
Winter clock setting in L.A.: Abbr.
PST
3
Glasgow girl
LASS
4
Titular beekeeper of a 1997 film
ULEE
4
Assenter's vote
AYE
3
___ Josephine Baker, African-American civil rights activist who received a Candace Award
ELLA
4
African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Friday of May: 2 wds.
MALCOLMX
8
"Be patient!"
WAIT
4
Spider Man's weapon
WEB
3
"This ___" (song from "The Greatest Showman"): 2 wds.
ISME
4
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